SpaceX successfully launches its first spy satellite

Wait a sec... if it's a spy satellite, why do I know about it? Isn't this venture supposed to be secret? According to ARS Technica, not much is known about the National Reconnaissance Office's NROL-76 satellite, but still -- how about we keep our espionage technology a little closer to the vest?

trimble Sorry, nothing to see here. Nope that is not a enormous tall thingy behind me, which has just blasted off in flame and thunder carrying something. Nope. Nothing to see here.

As for keeping the payload secret - they still have. What is the payload? Its a spy satellite. Ok end of questions. Trying to come up with a good lie that the rather brainy boffins that follow the space industry won't see through is hard. Much easier to give an answer that does not invite further questions.